Among the employees at The Westheimer Company who were involved with Star Trek was Joseph M. Wilcots, who later became an Emmy Award-nominated cinematography, and Richard Edlund, who later became a multiple Oscar-winner.

Outside the Star Trek franchise, the company provided special effects for several television series, including The Twilight Zone and The Big Valley, and later worked on major films, such as Star Wars V - The Empire Strikes Back.

Emmy Award nominations

The Westheimer Company, received the following Emmy Award nominations in the category "Special Classification of Individual Achievements: Special Photographic Effects" for their work on Star Trek: